Town of Norway Maine

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Emergency Services

Police-Fire-Ambulance - 911 Norway Police 743-9554
(non-emergency) Norway Fire 743-5300
(non-emergency) Poison Control 1-800-442-6305 Rape Crisis Center 743-9777 Stephens Memorial Hospital
743-5933 Ambulance 743-0700

Town Services

List of Town Services General Information Directions to the Town Hall Norway/Paris Solid Waste General Assistance

Recreation

Norway Recreation Department Registration Forms Norway Lakes Association Norway Trackers Snowmobile Club Maine Dep of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Administration

About Town Government Town Manager Town Clerk Selectboard

Assessor and Property Tax Information Financial

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Economic/Business

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Birth, Death, Marriage Records Permits and Licenses

Door to Door Solicitation Concealed Weapons Permits Burning Permits Dog License Cat License

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Office Hours 8am - 5pm (Monday-Friday)

Marriage License

Marriage Licenses must be obtained at the Town Office.

For directions to the town office click here.

For a list of notaries in Norway, Maine that perform weddings, please call the Town Office
at (207) 743-6651

To find out more about Getting Married in Maine click here.

Click here for a printable version of these instructions.

A Maine marriage license is required for a marriage to be solemnized in Maine.

Marriage licenses are valid for 90 days after the date upon which marriage intentions are filed. If both the bride and groom reside in separate municipalities within Maine, the license must be obtained at one of the towns of residence. If one is a Maine resident and one is not, the license will be obtained at the Maine town of residence. If both the bride and groom are non-residents of Maine, the license may be obtained at any municipal office. Marriages may take place in any town in Maine, regardless of where the license is granted.

There are no blood tests required. If either the bride or groom are under 18, a parent or guardian signature is required.

Marriages may be performed by notaries public, ministers, priests and rabbis, as well as members of the Maine Bar. There must be two witnesses. The witnesses need not have special qualifications, but they must be old enough to understand what they are witnessing.

step 1:
Fill out the "Intention of Marriage" worksheet, (click here)
as well as the "Record of Social Security Numbers" form.

step 2:
Submit the forms to the appropriate Town Clerk. If there was a previous marriage, you must provide the Clerk with certified proof of how that marriage ended, i.e. certified divorce papers or a certified death certificate (These are required to be certified and have a raised seal). You must also provide the Clerk with identification, as well as a $40.00 fee.

step 3:
The marriage license is generated with the information provided on the "Intention of Marriage" worksheet. Once the marriage license is prepared it should be checked carefully for accuracy and needs to be signed by both the bride and groom and notarized.

step 4:
The license will be issued the same day the “Intention of Marriage” worksheet is received as long as the required information has been supplied and the bride and groom are present to sign the marriage license. The marriage license is good for 90 days from the date the "Intention of marriage" worksheet is submitted.

step 5:
A week or so after the ceremony, the person performing the ceremony returns the license to the clerk that issued it. After this filing, you may obtain a certified marriage certificate for a fee of $15.00. This certificate will be needed to change social security status, name on driver's license, etc.

Police Announcements

The Norway Police will be participating in the National "Click it or Ticket" campaign. This year's campaign will run from May 20 to June 2, 2013.
Here are some facts about seat belt use:

In 2011 alone, seat belts saved an estimated 11,949 lives nationwide.

In fatal crashes during 2011, 77 percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were thrown from their vehicles were killed. However, only 1 percent of crash victims who were buckled up were totally ejected from their vehicles, compared to 31 percent of those who were unbelted.

Motorists are 75 percent less likely to be killed in a rollover crash if they are buckled up.

Pick up truck drivers and passengers are also at risk. In 2011, 65 percent of pick up truck occupants who were killed in traffic crashes were not buckled up at the time of the crashes, compared to 46 percent of passenger car occupants who were killed from not buckling up.

The Norway Police Department is joining with other state and local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock, especially at night.

Rob Federico
Chief of Police

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